Xerces Society Inc

Analysis

Xerces Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Xerces Society Inc reported income of $10.0m and spending of $9.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.3m to $10.0m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Xerces Society Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dallas Zoological Society ($10.0m), Idaho Humane Society Inc ($10.1m) and Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals ($10.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 9.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $458k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.4m. At year end it held assets of $15.4m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $13.6m. It reported 92 employees.